Tennessee baseball’s opening sport of the collection in opposition to Florida in Gainesville has been postponed.
The Vols had been initially scheduled to kick-off the set of video games on Thursday night time starting at 7 p.m. ET however the match was delayed moments earlier than first pitch.
Now, sport one of many collection will happen at 3 p.m. on Saturday with the second sport coming 45 minutes after the conclusion of the primary match.
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Each video games on Friday might be full nine-inning matches. They may each be streamed on-line on SEC Community+. Thursday’s sport was set to be performed on ESPN earlier than the postponement.
Tennessee sits at 37-8 general coming into the collection however is coming off a mid-week loss to Lipscomb. Nonetheless, the Vols’ 15-6 mark SEC play options six-straight collection wins. The one collection loss on the yr got here on the street to Alabama to get the convention slate began.
Florida is coming off a School World Collection Championship Collection look however fell to LSU. Now, it’s 23-21 general and 9-12 within the SEC. An NCAA Event beginning remains to be on the desk however a collection win over the Vols would go a good distance in serving to safe this.
Tennessee misplaced the collection final yr in Knoxville 2-1 however run-ruled the Gators in sport three. Heading into final season, the Vols held a 5-game win-streak over Florida, although, with three wins coming in Gainesville and two within the SEC Event.
Tennessee had additionally received 9-of-10 video games heading into the 2023 marketing campaign.
The Vols performed in three double-headers a yr in the past (Morehead State, at Missouri, at South Carolina) however Friday would be the first for them this season.
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